Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A case for the promotion of Harry?
LEINSTER… 43 SALE SHARKS… 13 There’s an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer takes the hump because half of Springfield gets a new phone prefix. More than that, the main man has a theory – which proves to be correct – that only those from the rich side of the town get the new…
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Selections for Leopardstown – April 12th 2026
2.10: THUNDERING ON (JOEY SHERIDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.45: CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/HARRY ROGERS) 3.20: FIXATION – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 3.55: DORSET – EW – (JACK CLEARY/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 4.25: BLACK CAVIAR GOLD (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 4.55: PIERRE BONNAIRD (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 5.25: MADBADANDDANGEROUS (OISIN MURPHY/NOEL MEADE)
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Selections for Down Royal – Apr. 12th 2026
1.55: MISS DOYENNE (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.30: PLEASUREOFPRESSURE – EW – (BRIAN BARRY (2*) /PHILIP ROTHWELL) 3.05: HITTHEHAYSON – EW – (CONOR STONE-WALSH/IAN DONOGHUE) 3.35: COPPOLA – EW – (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.07: MEET AND GREET (PHILIP ENRIGHT/OLIVER MCKIERNAN) 4.37: HELLO JACK – EW – (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.07: TELL NOBODY NOTHIN – EW –…
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Selections for Bellewstown – Apr. 11th 2026
4.17: KARRYGRANT (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 4.48: NEPHIN MOUNTAIN (JAMIE POWELL/MICK MULVANY) 5.23: KAKORI – EW – (JOEY SHERIDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.55: ALNOFOOR (JACK KEARNEY (3)/CLAIRE O’CONNELL) 6.30: SPORTING HERO – EW – (JAMIE ORR (10)/BILL DURKAN) 7.00: PUTAPOUNDINTHEJAR – EW – (JOE HARNETT (2*) /TONY MARTIN) 7.30: JOE COOL (ADAM CAFFREY/NOEL MEADE)
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Greek Farmers take to the roads
My brother is currently living in Greece and recently sent me the above footage of Greek farmers blockading traffic in protest at the same economic realities which have forced their Irish counterparts and hauliers to engage in similar protest activities. As an aside, seeing all the old Deutz DX Series tractors stirred an emotional volcano…
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Selections for Dundalk – Apr. 10th 2026
5.07: NEW YORKER (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 5.42: JERED MADDOX – EW – (LUKE MCATEER/DAVID MARNANE) 6.15: ALLSORTZ (LUKE MCATEER/DAVID MARNANE) 6.50: ROYAL COUNTY GLORY (JULIAN PIETROPAOLO (7)/KEVIN M. SMITH) 7.20: COUNTY CARLOW – EW – (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 7.50: JAWHARY – EW – (ADAM CAFFREY/ADO MCGUINNESS) 8.20: KEEPSGETTINGBETTER (CHRIS HAYES/DONNACHA O’BRIEN)
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Selections for Wexford – Apr. 10th 2026
3.45: IFALLGOESWELL (PHILIP BYRNES/CHARLES BYRNES) 4.20: CAPTAINS SPEECH (MIKE O’CONNOR/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.55: ACCUSTOMED – EW – (JACK KENNEDY/EAMON DELANY) 5.28: AGAMEOFTWOHALVES (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.03: PARK OF KINGS (EOIN STAPLES (5)/PAUL NOLAN) 6.38: DON’T GO YET (PHILIP DONOVAN (3)/EDDIE CAWLEY) 7.08: RAJINATIN – EW – (JOSH WILLIAMSON (5)/IAN DONOGHUE)
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A time of opportunity rather than a problem
Transition. Movement. Change. Difference. Essentially, they all describe the same thing. But can have seismically different meanings for different people. Indeed, they can have vastly fluctuating connotations for the same people in differing circumstances. Even for yours truly. For instance, the notion of doing Transition Year after completing the Junior Cert. appeared to be a…
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Selections for Gowran – Apr. 9th 2026
4.30: STELLAR VIEW (BILLY LEE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.05: FAMOUS ENOUGH – EW – (LUKE MCATEER/PAT FOLEY) 5.40: CHESTNUT PALACE (COLIN KEANE/NOEL MEADE) 6.15: KEPLER (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 6.45: WILD SAPHIRE (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 7.15: DEUTERONOMY – EW – (NICOLA BURNS/ROBBIE BURNS) 7.45: ROBBIE’S ROCK – EW – (GARY CARROLL/GAVIN CROMWELL)
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Scoring diversity the biggest plus as winning run goes on
MEATH… 3-15 LONGFORD… 0-12 Meath repeated their victory of 12 months ago over Longford in Newtownforbes – the home of Clonguish GAA – to complete the group stages of their Dalata Hotels Group Leinster U-20 FC campaign unbeaten. The upshot of which is that they stay on the main road and thereby the shortest route.…
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